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The manual seats will not adjust in height when you sit on them.For this you need to get out of the Seat,pull the lever on the side for the Seat to raise to the highest position,then you need to get back on the seat and pull the lever for the Seat to lower to your desired level.This only happens due to the weight of the person. With the electric seats it's all done for you.The adjustability is finer than the manual seats as well.After having manual seats in BMW's all I can say is that they are a lot cruder,hence the functionality is better in the electric seats. |
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06-03-2016, 01:36 AM | #27 |
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I looked into this a bit.
You can find manual seats but they cannot be shipped with airbags. I suspected an expensive install removing all of the current airbags, hoping all of the connects match, and re-installing them in the imported seats. In a couple of weeks I'll have some Recaro CS seats put in and I'll post pics. The MileHigh member already has the BMW Performance seats from 2011 installed. Look great. |
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06-03-2016, 11:18 AM | #28 | |
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Nice.. The seats are my only issue with the car. Have you thought about M4 seats? There was a seat on Ebay a week ago, but I think they sold. Are they better in anyway. The seat side bolster are too narrow for my build and I need something wider. |
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06-03-2016, 03:19 PM | #29 |
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I think the CS seat is perfect. I'm 6'7", I like it better than the Recaro Sport/SRD seats. Both the CS and the Sport come in a "comfort" model, as well. It has a much less aggressive bottom bolster section for easier ingress/egress.
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06-03-2016, 04:18 PM | #30 | |
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Are Recaros used in some of the Subaru models ? |
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06-03-2016, 07:09 PM | #31 |
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The Evo X had Recaros that are fairly reasonably priced on the used market.
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06-04-2016, 06:19 AM | #34 | |
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The facts are the facts and they can't be ignored. There is more headroom with a manual seat. Whether or not one shares that seat with others, or whether they move the seat back and forth once or never is a personal issue. Having the *convenience * of power seats isn't something everyone wants, just like not everyone wants to listen to music that's in an MP3 format. Sure it's more portable, more convenient in your phone , takes up less memory and sounds decent, but it's still inferior sound quality to the simple compact disc. |
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I think you need to re-read the thread starting from the top of page 1. The op stated that he'd read that the electric seats were lower and is asking whether anybody knows.I've read the same;that is they sit lower. Yes facts are facts but irrelevant for you to start lambasting me when you've got the wrong end of the stick . |
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06-04-2016, 11:20 AM | #37 |
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My BMW dealer confirmed that the seats of the M2 are indeed the same sport seats as in the M235i....so if the manual seats in the M235i are lower then the electric seats then this is also the case in the M2. I ordered my M2 with manual seats, because I want to sit as low as possible in the M2.
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I ordered a MG in Feb and finally got to drive a beautiful blue M2 Demo 6 speed manual today, as I'm 6'2" and packing a bit to many pounds had concerns that there would not be room for my helmet and my big feet,,,All my fears were sent packing as the car is roomy and the power seats were easy to lower and adjust in many ways with adequate headroom. The peddle box is a bit tight and off center to the outside a bit but I had no trouble as the clutch is pure butter and the trans is the best I've ever driven. Five or six long weeks left to wait for mine...
Don't mean to take lightly others concerns for the choice of seats looks like the US models are all power, there should be options for all drivers. This waiting game is wearing on me.. |
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I orderer my M2 with manual seats and without glass sunroof for headroom too.
I had a M235i with electric seats and sunroof, and my helmet was hitting the roof on the track.
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Did you go for a manual or DKG and why?
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06-15-2016, 05:58 PM | #44 |
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I know this is about seat height, but don't forget if your kids use the rear seats a lot, the electric seats move fwd and back with a press if a button and return to precise same position.
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